| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007121729 | Incident Date: Oct, 01 2007 |
| Consumer's City: VALLEY SPRINGS | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. |
| Model Name: STEELTEX | Model Year: 9999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Tires:tread/belt |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2GCEK19K7L1 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 02 2007 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 05 2007 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 1990 chevrolet silverado. the vehicle has firestone steeltex at, size lt 245/75 r16 tires. while driving 65 mph, the vehicle began to shake and then a loud banging sound was heard. the contact thought that the engine fell out and was able to pull off the road. he inspected the vehicle and noticed that the front driver side tire had not blown out, however, the tread separated to reveal the steel belts. the tire did not deflate. the contact placed the spare tire on the vehicle and drove to the firestone dealer. the dealer informed him that a nail could have caused the failure. the contact stated that the tires have approximately 90% of tread remaining. she still has the tires along with pictures. the dot number was unknown. the current and failure mileages were 213,070. |
